webb@webb.UUCP (06/18/87)
Satisfied though I am with TeX and LaTeX, there is a tool that would
make things much easier for me, if it existed. I would like to be able to
print LaTeX output on a dumb printer, one that does not know about different
fonts, super or sub scripting, mathematical symbols or any of the other special
characters common to LaTeX. Ideally I would like a dvi2ascii tool. Does one
exist? I would even be willing to write one if I knew where to get information
on the format of the .dvi file; does anyone know where I might a definition of
what goes into the .dvi file?
Any help appreciated.
Peter Webb.
{allegra|decvax|harvard|yale|mit-eddie|mirror}!ima!applicon!webb,
...!ulowell!applicon!webb, or ...!raybed2!applicon!webblangdon@lll-lcc.aRpA (Bruce Langdon) (06/22/87)
In article <35700001@webb>, webb@webb.applicon.UUCP writes: > > Satisfied though I am with TeX and LaTeX, there is a tool that would > make things much easier for me, if it existed. I would like to be able to > print LaTeX output on a dumb printer. > Ideally I would like a dvi2ascii tool. We are trying dvidoc, obtained by ftp from rochester. ken@rochester.arpa is the keeper. > ... does anyone know where I might a definition of > what goes into the .dvi file? That is in the source for dvidoc. Also in Knuth's book on TeX the Program. You also need a font metric file that sets up fixed-width characters, and a lfonts.tex that makes LaTeX use that font. Before trying your own, get Ken's. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Langdon L-472 langdon@lll-lcc.ARPA Physics Department 339650%d@nmfecc.ARPA Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA 94550 (415) 422-5444 UUCP: ..{ihnp4,qantel,ucdavis,pyramid,styx,topaz}!lll-lcc!langdon ..{gymble,ll-xn,seismo}!lll-crg!lll-lccokemekol
rice@swatsun (Dan Rice) (06/22/87)
In article <35700001@webb>, webb@webb.applicon.UUCP (Peter Webb) writes: > Does anyone know where I might find a definition of what goes into a .dvi file The program dvitype.web by David Fuchs contains a definition of the .dvi format. It should be somewhere in your TeX distribution, probably along with tangle and weave. -- - Dan Rice, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore PA 19081 ...!sun!liberty!swatsun!rice ...!seismo!bpa!swatsun!rice
vns@mhres.UUCP (Gertjan Vinkesteyn) (06/24/87)
In article <35700001@webb>, webb@webb.applicon.UUCP writes: > .. > characters common to LaTeX. Ideally I would like a dvi2ascii tool. Does one > exist? I would even be willing to write one if I knew where to get information > on the format of the .dvi file; does anyone know where I might a definition of > what goes into the .dvi file? A program called 'dvitty' is a dvi->ascii converter, we have it on the european unix user's group distribution tape. The dvi format is described in one of the documents on the tex distribution tape. -- Real-Name: Gertjan Vinkesteyn UUCP and other network: ..!seismo!mcvax!mhres!vns This note does not necessarily represent the position of Multihouse NV Therefore no liability or responsibility for whatever will be accepted.